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anxious

/ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Nervous and worried.
  2. Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
  3. (of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
  4. Earnestly desirous.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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